Lepadichthys frenatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Gobiesocidae |
| Genus: | Lepadichthys |
| Species: | L. frenatus
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| Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
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Lepadichthys frenatus, the bridled clingfish, is a species of clingfish from the family Gobiesocidae. It is found on shallow reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
Description
Lepadichthys frenatus is pale pinkish to orange in colour and has a dark reddish stripe which runs from the snout through the eye and across the cover of the gills.[2] It has 15-17 soft rays in its dorsal fin and 12-15 in its anal fin. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are all joined to each other.[3] Compared to other clingfishes the sucker disc is medium in size and this species grows to a Total Length of 4.9 to 5.8 centimetres (1.9 to 2.3 in).[2]
References
- ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Carpenter, K.E. (2016). "Lepadichthys frenatus (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T67905515A115448665. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) {{cite iucn}}: error: title has extraneous text, unknown url (help) - ^ a b Bray, D.J. (2018). "Lepadichthys frenatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepadichthys frenatus". FishBase. April 2019 version.